Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory.

First term
Tuesday from 13:00 to 15:00 at 43 Botanique 1

french

The social sciences are empirical sciences which require the apprentice-e-researcher to develop and master specific methodologies. Among these, field methods, including observation and interview, assume that the student moves closer to the "natural situations" of the subjects and their daily life (de Sardan, The rigor of the qualitative, LLN, Bruylant, 41). The general objective of this course is to deepen knowledge of these methods and to apply them in practical work.
Specifically at the end of his / her participation in the course the student will be able:
- to know and appropriate the definitions, the epistemological foundations of these methods, the history of their use in the social sciences and the technical operations they suggest.
- to implement them through exercices: from the administration to the analysis of the data collected on this occasion and to its writing.
- to understand the ethical and political stakes that the implementation of these methods implies.

For the Bachelor in Information and Communication :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General :

For the Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology :

None

First, the course defines the field methods and their components, observation and interview, traces the genesis, history, evolution of their uses in the social sciences and the epistemological foundations on which they are based . It focuses on the techniques associated with observation and interview methods and present at the various stages of research from production to data analysis. Depending on their availability, researchers using these methods will also be invited to share their experience. The second part of the course focuses on the ethical and political issues raised by the use of methods. In interaction with the course, exercices, aimed at putting into practice the methods seen during the course, are also planned.

The lectures focuses on: 1. Presentation of field methods: their definition (s), the history of their use in different disciplines : anthropology, the Chicago School, interactionism, material studies, pragmatical sociology … 2. Methods and techniques. In order to be able to use them, it is necessary to know the techniques and the concrete ways of their application. Thus the course will deal with the choice of the method and its relation to the research question, the delimitation of the sample, the construction and the modalities of application of an observation grid and a interview guide… 2. Concrete organization of the implementation of the method, analysis of the data collected, possible types of writing. 3. Finally, it will be a matter of questioning the ethical and even political postures favored by the use of such methods, which involve proximity with the research subjects and question the notions of neutrality, objectivity or commitment.
The exercices is done in a subgroup. The themes are imposed and will be presented during classes. A reading portfolio is available for students. 3 intermediate reports are foreseen, They are the subject of comments during classes. The final report is between 30,000 and 35,000 signs (including space) without the appendices.

- a written examination (50%)
- the exercices (50%)

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CALLON M., (1999), « Ni intellectuel engagé, ni intellectuel dégagé : la double stratégie de l'attachement et du détachement », Sociologie du travail, 41, p. 65-78.
CEFAÏ D., (2003), L'enquête de terrain, Paris, La Découverte-Mauss.
CEFAÏ D., (2003), « L'enquête de terrain en sciences sociales », in D. Céfaï, (2003), L'enquête de terrain, Paris, La Découverte-Mauss, p. 467-615.
FOOTE WHYTE, W. (1996), Street corner society, Paris, La Découverte.
GOFFMAN, E. (1973), La mise en scène de la vie quotidienne, T.1. La présentation de soi, Paris, Le sens Commun, Les éditions de Minuit.
HUGHES E., (1996), Le regard sociologique, Paris, Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en sciences sociales.
MALINOWSKI B., (1985), Journal d'un ethnographe, Paris, Seuil.
MAUGER G, 1991, « Enquêter en milieu populaire », Genèses, vol. 6, pp. 125-143.
OLIVIER de SERDAN JP. (2000), « le « je » méthodologique », Revue française de sociologie, 41-3, p.417-445.
RENAHY N., (2006), « « L'œil de Moscou ». Devenir porte-parole d'un groupe illégitime, Numéro 11, Octobre 2006 (en ligne), http://www.ethnographiques.org/2006/Renahy.html.
WELLER J.M., (1994), « Le mensonge d'Ernest Cigare. Problèmes épistémologiques et méthodologiques à propos de l'identité », Sociologie du travail, 1, p. 25-42.

Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory.